Cress or Pepper=Qrass 
Cresaon. Kresse. Maaluerzo. 
One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill. Sow thickly in shallow drills about six inches apart; repeat 
at short intervals, as it soon runs to seed. The seed of water cress should be scattered by the side of running 
water or near springs, and is soon in full bearing and lasts a long time. 
Oz. }<.lb. Lb. 
Exfra-Curled. Of beautiful appearance and fine flavor $0 10 $0 15 $0 50 
True Water-Cress. Mikl and tender 50 1 50 5 00 
Cucumbers 
Concombre. Gurke. Pepino. 
One|ounce will plant one hundred hills ; two pounds will plant one acre. They succeed best in a warm, moist 
rich, loamy soil. Plant in hills four feel apart each way. Leave four of the 
strougtst plants to each liill but do not thin out until plants are strong 
enough to resist the attacks of in.«ects. The English forcing varieties can 
be grown in hot-beds wliere the temperature does not fall below 65 de- 
grees at night. Many of this class grow from 20 to 30 inches in length. 
Early Russian. Earliest in cultivation, hardy and 
prolific ; only about three inches long ; fine for 
pickles and unsurpassed for table use ; remark- 
ably solid,with very few seeds and of best quality $0 10 
Extra-Long Green. Handsome in shape and 
color; very desirable 10 
Gherkin. Used only for pickles. Known also as 
West Indian Burr 15 
Giant Pera. Of delicious flavor, crisp and tender 
at all stages of growth ; they grow to an enorm- 
ous size, are smooth and straight with beau- 
tiful green ski" Oz,, lOc; i-lb., 30c.; lb., 
75c. 
Green Prolific. {Boston Pickliny.) Very early 
and productive, ciisp and tender; the most 
popular variety for pickling. Oz., lOc; J-lb., 
25c.; lb.,60c. 
Improved Wliite Spine. Very popular; flesh 
crisp and of good flavor. Oz., lOc; J-lb., 
25c.; lb., tiOc. 
Jiipauese Climbing. A new variety of vigor- 
ous growth ; comes into bearing quickly and 
sets its fruit constantly throughout the sea- 
son; fruit of large size, skin dark green, flesh 
pure white and never bitter Pkt., lOc; 
oz., L'5c. 
Oz. K-lb- Lb. 
Nieliol'.s Medium Green. Of beautiful color; very uniform 
in shape and size $0 10 $0 25 JO 60 
Thorbnrn's Everbearing. Very early and enormously pro- 
ductive; the peculiar merit of this variety is that the vines 
continue to flower and produce fruit, whether the ripe 
cucumbers are picked off or not, thus becoming almost a 
perpetual bearer 10 30 1 00 
Forcing or Frame Cucumbers 
These require to be grown in a green-house or hot-bed, and produce handsome 
fruits botli in form and color, attaining a length of from 20 to 30 inches. The 
following are the cream of the many popular sorts : 
DuliC of Edinburgli. 'White-spineJ variety. 
Improved Sion Hou.se. Fine shape, size and flavor. 
Lockie's Perfection. Excellent in shape and quality. [ pkt.of 10 seeds. 
Marquis of Lorne. White-spined variety, of immense size. ( t'en's. 
Bollisou's Tclegrajth. Very prolific, early. 
Tender and True. Fine form, good color. 
M-lb. 
Lb. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. 
$0 25 $0 60 
60 
50 1 50 
GIANT PERA, 
